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PGW to offer free methane detectors to all customers as part of ‘landmark’ settlement
The “landmark” settlement with PUC stems from a 2019 home explosion in South Philadelphia that killed two people and caused $1.4 million in property damage.
3 days ago
Listen 1:09Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
The department plans to release Jack Smith’s findings on Trump’s efforts to undo 2020's election results but will keep under wraps findings on hoarding classified documents.
4 days ago
Feds’ suit claims Pennsylvania city’s ‘at-large’ election system is biased against Hispanic voters
The U.S. Justice Department says Hazleton's method of electing council members citywide instead of by districts illegally dilutes the political power of its Hispanic voters.
4 days ago
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warnings on alcohol labels. Could updated labels, taxes, fewer liquor stores or advertising bans make Americans drink less?
Air Date: January 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41Court rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation case
In a 77-page ruling, a three-judge panel said the president-elect did not demonstrate that the district court erred in any challenged rulings.
2 weeks ago
A Pa. utility shutoff law is expiring. Here’s what you need to know
A state law governing utility termination expires Dec. 31. But the winter shutoff moratorium stays in effect.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:02Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.
3 weeks ago
The lawsuit pertains to anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate, on-air misstatements about verdicts in E. Jean Carroll’s two civil lawsuits against the president-elect.
4 weeks ago
Cars prohibited from stopping in bike lanes in Philly
Mayor Parker signed the new law Wednesday. It’s a big win for bike safety advocates.
1 month ago
Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk
The judge ruled in January that Musk engineered a pay package potentially worth $56 billion in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent.
1 month ago
Pa. district judge delivers another setback to Delaware on Edgemoor port expansion project
This is the latest stumbling block for the new Edgemoor terminal at the Port of Wilmington. Delaware argued it should be allowed to intervene in the lawsuit.
2 months ago
Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players, including ex-Flyers goalie
Arguments will continue for weeks in the case involving Carter Hart, who left the Flyers in January, and four other members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.
2 months ago
President-elect set to shape ‘Trump judiciary’ for next generation
Legal experts predict President-elect Donald Trump will move quickly next year to cement and extend his legacy in appointing federal judges.
2 months ago
RFK’s promise to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Why has Trump's presumptive HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on vaccines, pharmaceuticals and ultraprocessed foods resonated with so many Americans?
Air Date: November 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:14Local immigration lawyers weigh in on the election’s hot button issue
They push back on the negative portrayal and hearken to our history. “It’s who we are as Americans,” says one.
2 months ago